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Jannik Sinner rushes Australian Open: Gaston lasts two sets and breaks down in tears

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Jannik Sinner&#8217s debut at the Australian Open, world and seeded number two, lasted just over an hour. At the Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne, in fact, the Azure benefited from the withdrawal of Hugo Gaston, number 93 in the world rankings, who raised the white flag on the score of 6-2 6-1 for the Alto Adige champion. The Frenchman, who had already asked for doctor’s intervention at the end of the first set, decided to retire at the end of the second set due to physical problems, bursting into tears once he sat on the bench. For Jannik, there couldn&#8217t have been an easier debut.

Luca GiorgettiHugo Gaston gives up in tears, Jannik Sinner consoles him: photos

Jannik Sinner overcomes on the field and also in fair-play
The South Tyrolean outfielder was busy against Hugo Gaston in the first round of the Australian Open

The Frenchman, who is much more comfortable on slow surfaces, still tried to put a spoke in the rival’s wheel…
… unfortunately for him, however, his attempts to curb Jannik’s overwhelming power did not have the desired effects
After 37 minutes of play the first set ended in favor of the world number 2
The score was 6-2 thanks to a double break, obtained in the sixth and eighth games by the outfielder

The situation for Gaston worsened in the second partial, brought home by Jannik with the score of 6-1
At that point Gaston decided to raise the white flag, partly because he was conditioned by a physical problem
With great sportsmanship Sinner immediately wanted to sincerate of his condition
Visibly shaken Hugo was moved and had his eyes furrowed with tears…
… certainly knew he had little chance against the phenomenal Sinner…
… but he surely would have liked to stay on the court for at least three sets in the face of such a rival
For Jannik a convincing start in a tournament he particularly loves…
… for Hugo will come new opportunities, all the more so in spring

In fact, the match starts uphill for the second seed on the scoreboard who immediately has to face three break points: the Azure saves with his serve (two ace and a winning first) and holds the serve on the advantages. Jannik struggles in response but in the sixth game he begins to find his measures and on the fourth break point he scores with a backhand winner. The South Tyrolean confirms the break at zero and again snatches the serve at the advantages from the Frenchman in the eighth game with a pair of forehand winners that seal the first set (6-2).

The Frenchman’s first set was a great success.

In the second set the break came immediately for Sinner: in the second game Jannik with a winning forehand went up 15-40 and the Frenchman was forced to break serve again. Gaston redeems himself with a couple of spells at the net but Sinner rises from 15-30 and confirms the lead (3-0). The transalpine’s errors begin to flow and he loses his serve in the fourth game as well and only manages to stop the bleeding in the sixth game (1-5). L’Azzurro then closed the score on serve (6-1) before Gaston decided to retire.

Thanks to this victory, Sinner thus enters the second round of the Australian major where he will face one between Australian wildcard James Duckworth, number 88 in the ATP rankings, and Croatian lucky loser Dino Prizmic, number 127 in the world rankings.

Sinner will attempt to win his third Australian Open in a row. A trio that has only succeeded in the tournament’s history by three tennis players: Jack Crawford (1931 to 1933), Roy Emerson (winner for five editions in a row, from 1963 to 1967) and Novak Djokovic. The Serbian has made it a hat trick twice in Melbourne: from 2011 to 2013 and from 2019 to 2021.

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